Parents:
Track & Field Day has been rescheduled for Monday, October 3rd. Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring a water bottle!
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Asheville, North Carolina
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
FAMILY READING NIGHT
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Family Reading Night for 2-5 grade students and parents!
Family Reading Night will take place on Tuesday, October 11 from 6:15-7:45 with the theme of Reading is for Meaning! The purpose of this evening is to be introduced to the different stages of reading and to understand that reading goes beyond word recognition. The primary focus will be on Newly Fluent and Truly Fluent readers through exploring text complexity in the various genres of literature. Matching readers to text that supports interactive and engaged reading is an important part of building student comprehension. Plan to come and attend 3 different breakout sessions throughout the evening. Registration will be required. (A form will be sent home by Friday, September 30.)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Track & Field Day Rescheduled
Parents:
Due to today's inclement weather, Track & Field Day will be rescheduled to a date, yet to be determined, in October.
Due to today's inclement weather, Track & Field Day will be rescheduled to a date, yet to be determined, in October.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
5B News for the Week of September 26th
Hello Parents,
Welcome to another week in 5B. We have a few exciting things going on this week in 5th grade. First, Monday is Track and Field day. Please dress appropriately as we will be going outside. On Tuesday, the author Michael Grant will be visiting May Watts. Also,on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week we will be participating in CoGat Testing.
Here is a snapshot of what's going on in our content areas:
READING- We will introduce our first reading story of the year, Sees Behind Trees. The students will be answering open-ended questions and using evidence from the text to support and identify main plot elements. We will have a vocabulary and comprehension test on this story on Friday. We will also revisit TTQA (Turn That Question Around).
WRITING- Memoirs will be our focus this week in writing. We will read a few memoirs and write our own. We will discuss how a memoir and autobiography are similar and different. We will also complete our first writing prompt of the year. This is when the students write about a topic that is given to them.
FLEX-Our flex groups have been organized and will begin the week of October 3rd.
MATH ACCEL.- We will be having our Unit 1 test on Tuesday this week. We have already started Unit 2 and are moving along at a nice pace. On Monday, we will review our study guide and play the game, Landmark Shark, which focuses on finding the range, median, and mode.
SCIENCE-We have just about finished up our Weather unit. We will be having our Weather test this Friday. Study guides will go home Monday.
SOCIAL STUDIES-We will begin talking about the year 1492 with explorers and East meets West. Our focus will be how the desire for Asian and African goods lead to the exploration of the West and how advances in technology and navigation helped lead to the exploration of new places.
Have a great week everyone! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you!
~Mrs. Bennick
Welcome to another week in 5B. We have a few exciting things going on this week in 5th grade. First, Monday is Track and Field day. Please dress appropriately as we will be going outside. On Tuesday, the author Michael Grant will be visiting May Watts. Also,on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week we will be participating in CoGat Testing.
Here is a snapshot of what's going on in our content areas:
READING- We will introduce our first reading story of the year, Sees Behind Trees. The students will be answering open-ended questions and using evidence from the text to support and identify main plot elements. We will have a vocabulary and comprehension test on this story on Friday. We will also revisit TTQA (Turn That Question Around).
WRITING- Memoirs will be our focus this week in writing. We will read a few memoirs and write our own. We will discuss how a memoir and autobiography are similar and different. We will also complete our first writing prompt of the year. This is when the students write about a topic that is given to them.
FLEX-Our flex groups have been organized and will begin the week of October 3rd.
MATH ACCEL.- We will be having our Unit 1 test on Tuesday this week. We have already started Unit 2 and are moving along at a nice pace. On Monday, we will review our study guide and play the game, Landmark Shark, which focuses on finding the range, median, and mode.
SCIENCE-We have just about finished up our Weather unit. We will be having our Weather test this Friday. Study guides will go home Monday.
SOCIAL STUDIES-We will begin talking about the year 1492 with explorers and East meets West. Our focus will be how the desire for Asian and African goods lead to the exploration of the West and how advances in technology and navigation helped lead to the exploration of new places.
Have a great week everyone! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you!
~Mrs. Bennick
Author Visit
Michael Grant, the author of our current read aloud book, The Magnificent 12 The Call, will be visiting May Watts on Tuesday, September 27th for an hour. We look forward to his visit!
OUTSTANDING INNOVATOR PRESENTATIONS
Wow! I am so proud of my class for the fabulous presentations that they prepared for our judges, Miss Akin and Mr. Raczak! All of the presentations were creative, organized, and well-presented. I thought that they were all winners, but after the scores were tallied, the Thomas Edison group had the highest score, with a close second going to the Gandhi group. Great job by all!!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
A Message From 5B's Room Parent.....Mrs. Hamalis! Please Read!
Hello parents,
My name is Pat Hamalis and I am excited to be 5B's Room Parent this year! I will be helping coordinate volunteers in the classroom for Mrs. Bennick as well as volunteer opportunities that can be done at home. These include three class parties (Fall, Winter and Valentine's Day), Math Explorations, guest readers, supply donations and other needs that arise throughout the year. I will also be sending a friendly reminder when your special time with your child's class is approaching.
New this year, we will be using a simple scheduling website called http://www.signupgenius.com/. This will allow you to view ongoing volunteer availability online and plug yourself in to your desired slot. Again, a VERY user friendly and efficient way of planning. Please let me know if you have any concerns or questions.
Because our school is so careful about everyone's privacy, I need to please ask for your e-mail address directly. Send me your e-mail address and I will add it to my distribution list. Once received I will also send you a direct invitation from signupgenius.com so you can view and sign up for any current activities. I'd appreciate having all e-mail addresses ASAP but at the latest by Friday, September 30th, as we need to start the fun and get organized!
I will do my best to honor all volunteer requests made. I’d like all parents who express a desire to help to have that opportunity so if you are not finding available sign up slots on signupgenius then please call me directly.
Thank you in advance,
Pat
Home: (630) 357-6533
Cell: (630) 885-9793
Email: pathamalis@yahoo.com
Sunday, September 18, 2011
5B Update for the Week of 9/19
Hello Parents!
Happy Fall! I hope that you had the opportunity to enjoy this beautiful weather this weekend. Thanks to all who were able to attend Curriculum Night. I hope that you found the information helpful.
Here's what's going on in 5B this week:
Reading-This week we will continue to do research on our innovators/inventors. We will be presenting on Friday. All groups have now gathered ample information about their innovators and have started working on their visual. These projects are coming along nicely and the students have been working well together in groups.
Writing-This week our writing focus will be on an article that was recently published in the NY Times about SpongeBob Squarepants and how this research shows that young children who watch the show could potentially have attentional issues. The students will be studying this article and discussing it with others. They will then complete a few graphic organizers that focus on making inferences, drawing conclusions, and persuasion.
Science- Weather will continue to be our focus in science this week. We will be engaging in two more experiments and will also complete some research on different types of clouds. It should be another hands-on week in science! The students have really been enjoying the experiments and group work.
Of course, we will continue to write journal entries in our Reading Response Journals and our Reflection Journals.
We enjoyed our second citizenship celebration this past Friday. The students voted to have an extra recess since they met their goal of earning 35 gold tickets in one week! GREAT JOB!!
I hope that you all have an enjoyable week!
~Mrs. Bennick
Happy Fall! I hope that you had the opportunity to enjoy this beautiful weather this weekend. Thanks to all who were able to attend Curriculum Night. I hope that you found the information helpful.
Here's what's going on in 5B this week:
Reading-This week we will continue to do research on our innovators/inventors. We will be presenting on Friday. All groups have now gathered ample information about their innovators and have started working on their visual. These projects are coming along nicely and the students have been working well together in groups.
Writing-This week our writing focus will be on an article that was recently published in the NY Times about SpongeBob Squarepants and how this research shows that young children who watch the show could potentially have attentional issues. The students will be studying this article and discussing it with others. They will then complete a few graphic organizers that focus on making inferences, drawing conclusions, and persuasion.
Science- Weather will continue to be our focus in science this week. We will be engaging in two more experiments and will also complete some research on different types of clouds. It should be another hands-on week in science! The students have really been enjoying the experiments and group work.
Of course, we will continue to write journal entries in our Reading Response Journals and our Reflection Journals.
We enjoyed our second citizenship celebration this past Friday. The students voted to have an extra recess since they met their goal of earning 35 gold tickets in one week! GREAT JOB!!
I hope that you all have an enjoyable week!
~Mrs. Bennick
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Curriculum Night is this Thursday evening, September 15th!
Curriculum Night is this week on Thursday evening, I hope to see you all. Here is the schedule:
Kindergarten through 2nd grades 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Kindergarten through 5th grades 7:05 - 7:35 p.m.
Grades 3, 4, 5 may visit math teacher 7:40 - 7:50 p.m.
3rd grades through 5th grades 7:55 - 8:25 p.m.
Kindergarten through 2nd grades 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Kindergarten through 5th grades 7:05 - 7:35 p.m.
Grades 3, 4, 5 may visit math teacher 7:40 - 7:50 p.m.
3rd grades through 5th grades 7:55 - 8:25 p.m.
Upcoming Week in 5B
Hello Parents,
Welcome to another week in 5B! Even though last week was a short one for students, we did manage to fit a lot of learning in! The following is a brief overview of last week's activities and a snapshot of what's to come:
Reading-We have just about finished our first read aloud book and have completed many journal responses pertaining to it. This week, we will begin a research project about inventors and innovators from the past one hundred years or more. The students will be doing research in small groups. We will be working on this project for the next few weeks. We will then present our information to the class and a judge. The judge will decide which group clearly proved that their inventor or innovator had the most impact on our society. This should be a fun, competetive activity for the students.
Writing- In writing we focused on the book, Fortunately, by Remy Charlip. The students have been working on creating their own "Fortunately" book in class. These will be ready to share on curriculum night. We have also started to add entries to our reflection journals.
Science- Lots of fun activities going on in science! We have been learning about weather tools these past two weeks, and so far the students have made wind vanes, anemometers and barometers. We will continue working with barometers this week, as well as begin some fun weather experiments, too!
Also, on Monday afternoon, all four fifth grade classes will meet together to view some video clips about September 11, 2001. We will be having thoughtful discussions about this tragic day, and hope to be able to answer any questions that the students may have about this event in America's history. One of the video clips that we will be showing is a news segment about a boy who lost his father in 9/11, and who wrote a letter to him. You can view this video at:
Welcome to another week in 5B! Even though last week was a short one for students, we did manage to fit a lot of learning in! The following is a brief overview of last week's activities and a snapshot of what's to come:
Reading-We have just about finished our first read aloud book and have completed many journal responses pertaining to it. This week, we will begin a research project about inventors and innovators from the past one hundred years or more. The students will be doing research in small groups. We will be working on this project for the next few weeks. We will then present our information to the class and a judge. The judge will decide which group clearly proved that their inventor or innovator had the most impact on our society. This should be a fun, competetive activity for the students.
Writing- In writing we focused on the book, Fortunately, by Remy Charlip. The students have been working on creating their own "Fortunately" book in class. These will be ready to share on curriculum night. We have also started to add entries to our reflection journals.
Science- Lots of fun activities going on in science! We have been learning about weather tools these past two weeks, and so far the students have made wind vanes, anemometers and barometers. We will continue working with barometers this week, as well as begin some fun weather experiments, too!
Also, on Monday afternoon, all four fifth grade classes will meet together to view some video clips about September 11, 2001. We will be having thoughtful discussions about this tragic day, and hope to be able to answer any questions that the students may have about this event in America's history. One of the video clips that we will be showing is a news segment about a boy who lost his father in 9/11, and who wrote a letter to him. You can view this video at:
Looking forward to another great week! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
~Mrs. Bennick
Friday, September 2, 2011
Happy Labor Day Weekend
Hello Parents,
I hope that you are all staying cool in these brutal temps. I just wanted to give you an update since school is canceled for students today. All homework and/or tests that were due today will be due/given on Wednesday upon return. Everything has just been pushed back a day. I hope that you all have a safe, fun weekend! I'll see the students on Wednesday. Remember, Wednesday is a late start day for students.
~Mrs. Bennick :-)
I hope that you are all staying cool in these brutal temps. I just wanted to give you an update since school is canceled for students today. All homework and/or tests that were due today will be due/given on Wednesday upon return. Everything has just been pushed back a day. I hope that you all have a safe, fun weekend! I'll see the students on Wednesday. Remember, Wednesday is a late start day for students.
~Mrs. Bennick :-)
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